BlackRock, Citadel Back Texas Stock Exchange in Challenge to NYSE

  • TXSE is targeting first trades in 2025, first listing in 2026
  • Venture faces tough competition from big established players
BlackRock, Citadel Back New Texas Stock Exchange to Rival NYSE, Nasdaq
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BlackRock Inc., Citadel Securities and other investors are backing an upstart Texas stock market, laying down a challenge to the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Inc. and signaling a potential boost for a state trying to grab more of the financial services industry.

The Texas Stock Exchange has raised $120 million and plans to file registration documents with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, according to a LinkedIn post by James Lee, the exchange’s chief executive officer.